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Lipari Islands

American  
[lip-uh-ree ahy-luhndz, lee-pah-ree] / ˈlɪp ə ri ˈaɪ ləndz, ˈli pɑ ri /

plural noun

  1. a group of volcanic islands north of Sicily, belonging to Italy. 44 sq. mi. (114 sq. km).


Lipari Islands British  
/ ˈlɪpərɪ /

plural noun

  1. Also called: Aeolian Islands.  Italian name: Isole Eolie.  a group of volcanic islands under Italian administration off the N coast of Sicily: remains that form a continuous record from Neolithic times. Chief town: Lipari. Pop: 10 554 (2001). Area: 114 sq km (44 sq miles)

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In a closed car the Countess was driven by night across the Italian frontier, flown to Rome, then shipped to the Lipari Islands, once one of her father's favorite penitentiaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Carlo, a history professor at University of Florence, was banished to Italy's Lipari Islands in 1926, escaped to Paris in 1929, joined his brother who had also found Italy too hot for him.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Premier Mussolini abolished Freemasonry in 1925, Torrigiani was convicted of political interference, sentenced in 1927 to five years' imprisonment on the Lipari Islands.

From Time Magazine Archive

AEolia was one of the ancient names of the islands between Italy and Sicily, now known as the Lipari Islands.

From Story of Aeneas by Clarke, Michael

The world's principal source for pumice is the Lipari Islands, Italy.

From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)